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Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison (abt. 1730 - abt. 1796)

Elizabeth Harrison formerly Bassett
Born about in Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginiamap [uncertain]
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Wife of — married 1748 [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 65 in Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginiamap
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Biography

Wife of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia and signer of the Declaration of Independence; mother of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison. [1]

Note: She may have died in 1792 vs 1796.

Elizabeth Bassett, born 13 December 1730, daughter of William Bassett and Elizabeth Churchill, married Benjamin Harrison, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and thus ancestress of the two presidents Harrison.[2]

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #6654901 Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/view/index.cfm?doc=ResearchReports%5CRR1334.xml&highlight=
  • Source: S-446732932 Repository: #R-994576466 Title: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1064::0 Repository: R-994576466 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Microsoft Encarta 98, "Harrison, William Henry", (1998), "Electronic."
  • Marcus Abbott Haskins, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #1060, Date of Import: Jan 16, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jan 30, 1999.




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Bassett-6498 and Bassett-45 appear to represent the same person because: same parents, husband, dates, same family
posted by Robin Lee
Bassett-2435 and Bassett-45 appear to represent the same person because: Vitals are similar both are wife of Benjamin Harrison V
posted by Edward Hogan III